Glossary for Hydrocele
Asymptomatic: Without symptoms. For example, an asymptomatic infection is an infection with no symptoms.Elective surgery: Surgery that is subject to choice (election). The patient or doctor may make the choice.
Hematoma: An abnormal localized collection of blood in which the blood is usually clotted or partially clotted and is usually situated within an organ or a soft tissue space, such as within a muscle.
Infection: The growth of a parasitic organism within the body.
Membrane: A very thin layer of tissue that covers a surface.
Pain: An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pain has both physical and emotional components.
Recurrence: The return of a sign, symptom or disease after a remission.
Scrotum: A pouch of skin, which contains the testes, epididymis, and lower portions of the spermatic cords.
Surgeon: A physician who treats disease, injury, or deformity by operative or manual methods. A medical doctor specialized in the removal of organs, masses and tumors and in doing other procedures using a knife (scalpel).
Surgery: The word "surgery" has multiple meanings. It is the branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions, which require or are amenable to operative procedures. Surgery is the work done by a surgeon.
Testicles: The testicles (also called testes or gonads) are the male sex glands. They are located behind the penis in a pouch of skin called the scrotum. The testicles produce and store sperm, and they are also the body#$#s main source of male hormones (testosterone). These hormones control the development of the reproductive organs and other male characteristics, such as body and facial hair, low voice, and wide shoulders.